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Jan Čuřík

Czech cinematographer (1924-1996)
Person Human Q6148731

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
November 1, 1924
Date of death
December 4, 1996
Place of birth
Prague
Place of death
Prague
Country of citizenship
Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia[7][8]
Occupation
cinematographer, film director
Languages spoken, written or signed
Czech[12]
Family name
Čuřík[10]
Given name
Jan[11]
Start of work period
1951[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jan Curik en Jan Čuřík fr Jan Curik ru Чуржик, Ян ru Ян Чуржик
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000109679361
VIAF cluster ID
44075911
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2007051878
GND ID
140696555
AbART person ID
77938
AllMovie person ID
p86409
AlloCiné person ID
204698
Biographical Dictionary of the Czech Lands ID
45228
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
25990
Danish National Filmography person ID
79141
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
140696555
Elonet person ID
140677
Show all 31 identifiers +19
Filmový přehled person or company ID
4946
Filmportal ID
2001595040db45fa8038aadf9f6434fa
Freebase ID
/m/07tlklc
HAND ID
1356-57F5-0F7C-13A6-975A
IMDb ID
nm0193638
IdRef ID
182451453
Kinopoisk person ID
327813
NL CR AUT ID
jk01021964
NUKAT ID
n2009145945
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810543419205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5171239
Obálky knih ID
jk01021964
Open Media Database person ID
180629
PORT person ID
152876
Scope.dk person ID
31668
Swedish Film Database person ID
103009
TMDB person ID
227134
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJbH4tc4yKMgxCdDgYgxjC
ČSFD person ID
2862

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Country of citizenship 2
Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia
Occupation 2
film director, cinematographer
Given name 1
Jan
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Czech
Place of birth 1
Prague
Place of death 1
Prague
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jan Čuřík was born on November 1, 1924[1], in Prague[2]. He died on December 4, 1996[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a cinematographer[5] and film director[6].

FAQs

Where was Jan Čuřík born?

Jan Čuřík was born in Prague[2].

Where did Jan Čuřík die?

Jan Čuřík passed away in Prague[4].

What did Jan Čuřík do for work?

Jan Čuřík worked as a cinematographer[5] and film director[6].

Related Entities

Czechoslovakia Czech Republic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . port.hu. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Jan
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → Prague
    Family name → Čuřík
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46378: HAND ID (1)"
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